Generate a Table of Contents from Markdown headings. Returns a Markdown-formatted TOC with indented links to each heading. Handles duplicate heading slugs. The max_depth parameter controls the deepest heading level to include.
Part of the Markdown server.
Free to start. No card required.
AI agents use generate_toc to create or modify resources in Markdown. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call generate_toc repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Markdown.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"generate_toc": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "generate_toc_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Markdown policy for all 34 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access generate_toc gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Generate a Table of Contents from Markdown headings. Returns a Markdown-formatted TOC with indented links to each heading. Handles duplicate heading slugs. The max_depth parameter controls the deepest heading level to include.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Markdown MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Markdown MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate_toc: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Markdown. Nothing to install.
generate_toc is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the generate_toc rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for generate_toc. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
generate_toc is provided by the Markdown MCP server (@xjtlumedia/markdown-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 34 Markdown tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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